US to rescind 200,000 business and travel visas from those seeking asylum: report

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsUS to rescind 200,000 business and travel visas from those seeking asylum: reportThe move would amount to the largest mass revocation of visas in American historyJosh Marcus in San Francisco Monday 24 August 2026 21:40 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3038501","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-rescind-business-travel-visas-record-b3038501.html","title":"US to rescind 200,000 business and travel visas from those seeking asylum: report"}}CloseTrump launches 'gold card' visas for wealthy immigrantsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashington","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}The Trump administration is rep...